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by SantaFeJoe on Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:51 pm
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This tourist is heavily fined for flying out of control:

https://www.dpreview.com/news/1429521527/california-tourist-fined-20-000-for-losing-control-of-drone-that-landed-at-airport

https://petapixel.com/2019/11/21/man-fined-nearly-20000-after-his-runaway-drone-flew-over-las-vegas-and-landed-at-an-airport/

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by Ed Cordes on Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:48 pm
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Kinda served him right. First mistake was not obeying the rules. Second was not responding to the legal correspondence.
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by Rocky Sharwell on Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:23 am
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Ed Cordes wrote:Kinda served him right.  First mistake was not obeying the rules.  Second was not responding to the legal correspondence.

My thoughts exactly......sort of like a traffic ticket that will not go away if you ignore it....
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by Wildflower-nut on Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:27 am
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I saw some nature pictures taken with a drone this weekend. They excited me about doing some myself. I'm afraid in the end, the idiots are going to ruin it for everyone.
 

by SantaFeJoe on Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:20 pm
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Wildflower-nut wrote:I saw some nature pictures taken with a drone this weekend.  They excited me about doing some myself.  I'm afraid in the end, the idiots are going to ruin it for everyone.
If you want to see more cool drone photography, or learn more about drone photography, this article is part of a series. At the bottom are some links to more of the series.

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/0242485594/landscape-photography-with-a-drone-disadvantages-and-limitations-part-2

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